Vehicle-wheel.



E. W. SEALY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7. I915.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FVILED AUG-7. 1915.

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EDWARD W. SEALY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HALF TO ELIHU T. DAVIS, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND ONE-SIXTEENTH TO MEYER DAVIS AND SEVEN-SIXTEENTI-IS TO NINA M. LODER, BOTH OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

][ 1@@ fi12 Specification of Letters Patent. l' 'atgntgd A 25 1916 Application filed August 7, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Serial No. 44,145.

plunger-s 7 disposed equidistantlyabout the Be it known that I, EDWARD WV. SEALY, wheel and each having a portion 7 covered of Rochester, in the county of Monroe, State with leather, rubber or other yielding mateof New York, have invented a new and use r al 8 conforming to the inner walls of a porful Vehicle-l/Vheel, which improvement is tlon of the casing 6 and bearing against said fully set forth in the following specification wall. From the portion 7 a projecting porand shown in the accompanying drawings. tion 7 extends having radial ribs 7 and op 0 The present invention relates to vehicle crating in pockets 9 formed in guide members wheels and more particularly to that type in or standards 10 Which are bolted or otherwise which spring means is employed for holding secured at 11 to the clencher rim, the pocket a rubber casing distended, an object of this havlng radial grooves 12 in which the ribs invention being to provide a construction in 7 operate to prevent the turning of the plunwhich the spring means may be readily adger. lVithin each pocket 9, a helical spring j usted to correspond with the weight of the 13 is arranged, said sprin seating at its invehicle and also may be adjusted to faciliner end against the bottom of the pocket and tat-e the removal of the casing from the at its outer end against the bottom of a h l pocket 14 formed in the projecting portion Another object of the invention is to pro- 7 of the plunger. vide a means for the purpose of holding the In order that the springs 13 may be placed beads on the casing in firm engagement with under (JOIIIP'I'GSSlOIl. a rod or stem 15 is sethe clencher rim against the action of an cured to the plunger? by a nut 16 arranged. adjustable resilient means secured to the in a pocket in said plunger and holding the -1111 latter against an annular shoulder 17 on the To these and other ends the invention constem or rod. The rod extends through the sists in certain parts and combinations of standard 10 and through the clencher rim parts all of which will be hereinafter deand felly. its inner end being provided with scribed, the novel features being pointed out a screw-threaded portion 18 engaged by two in the appended claims. nuts 19 and 20.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a transverse For the purpose of holding the beads 5 sectional view through the rim and tire porbeneath the inwardly-turned flanges 4, holdtions of a wheel; Fig. 2 is a view similar to ing devices 21 are employed each of which is Fig. 1 showing the wheel under comprespreferably elongated and arranged inward sion; Fig. 3 is a section on the line cta, Fig. of one of the standards 10, the latter, for 1; Fig. 4 is a section on the line bb, Fig. this purpose, having a recess 22. This hold- 1, showing the manner of looking or holding ing device is secured to the outer end of a the casing to the clencher rim; Fig. 5 is a sleeve 23 which surrounds the stem 15 and view similar to Fig. 4 showing the locking extends through the felly 2, its inner end beor holding devices in unlocking position; ing provided with an operating portion 24 Fig. 6 is a detail view of one of the plunon the inner periphery of the felly 2. The gers; Fig. 7 is a detail view of one of the sleeve is provided with a shoulder 25 which plunger guides; Fig. 8 is a circumferential prevents the axial movement of the sleeve in section through a portion of the wheel with the telly. the casing removed; and Fig. 9 is a side With the end in view of holding the plunelevation of a portion of the wheel with the gers in resilient relation to each other, each casing removed. plunger is provided at one side with a pro- Referring more particularly to the drawjection or pin 26 which extends into a slot ings, 1 indicates the spokes of the wheel 27 in the other side of an adjacent plunger, which support the felly 2 on which is seand about this pin, a helical spring 28 is arcured a clencher rim 3 having inwardlyranged which seats at its opposite ends turned side flanges 4 under which the usual against the opposed faces of the two plunbeads 5 of the casing are secured. gers.

Instead of using air for holding the casing In using the invention, the nuts 19 and 20 distended there is employed a plurality of a perated o compress the springs 13 a d the holding devices 21 are turned to the position shown in Fig. 5 after which the heads 5 on the casing may be fitted under or removed from beneath the flanges 4 or the clencher rim. If the casing has been fitted in place on this operation, then the holding devices are turned by the operating members Qt until they occupy the positions shown in Fig. 4 after which the nuts 19 and 20 are turned to distend the casing as shown in Fig. 1.

A vehicle wheel constructed in accordance with this invention makes it possible to use a'commercial vehicle casing and to hold the same distended Without the use of air or inner tubes. There are no difficulties due to punctures and it is unnecessary to maintain constant watch in order to ascertain whether the casing has become deflated. The casing is easily removed and when in operative position, it is eflectively held to the clencher rim. The parts are so constructed that they are inexpensive to manufacture and they are not liable to get out of order.

* l /"hat I. claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim having inwardly-turned flanges, a casing having beads along opposite edges received beneath the flanges ofthe rim, adjustable resilient means secured to the rim and acting to maintain the casing distended, and elongated holding devices rotatably mounted on the rim between the flanges to engage the Copies of this patent may be obtained for casing near its edges for holding the beads beneath the flanges.

2. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim having inwardly-turned flanges, a casing having beads along opposite edges received beneath the flanges of the rim, adjustable resilient means secured to the rim and acting to hold the casing distended, and elongated members rotatably mounted on the rim between the flanges for holding the casing beads beneath the flanges, said members having means connected thereto and arranged on the inner periphery of the rim by which the holding members may be operated. I

3. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim having inwardly-turned flanges, a casing having beads along opposite edges received beneath the flanges, yielding plunger-s mounted on the rim and having stems extending through the rim, rotatable sleeves surrounding said stems, operating portions on the sleeves on the inner periphery of the rim and elongated holding members rigid with the sleeves between the rim flanges for holding the casing beads beneath the flanges.

l. A vehicle wheel comprising a rim, radially movable and yieldingly mounted plungers on-the rim, each plunger having a projection on one side and a slot on the opposite side receiving the projection of the proximate plunger, and springs surrounding said projections.

EDWARD lV. SEALY.

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